Jemma Taylor Cross

Jemma has over 15 years’ experience advancing gender equality and the primary prevention of gender-based violence across international, national and state contexts.

As Specialist Advisor, Sport at the Our Watch Institute, she leads the design and delivery of evidence-based initiatives that support sporting organisations to prevent gender-based violence and foster cultures of safety, respect and inclusion. Partnering with national sporting bodies and professional clubs, she drives the development of practical approaches that embed prevention across systems, structures and everyday practice.

Jemma brings deep expertise in sport systems and cross-sector collaboration to the team. She regularly engages diverse stakeholders, from elite athletes to senior executives, and facilitates complex conversations that translate evidence into actionable, scalable solutions. Her work focuses on harnessing the reach and influence of sport to support meaningful, sustainable cultural change.

Jemma is committed to supporting organisations to create environments where women and girls are safe, respected and able to fully participate and thrive, and to driving collective action toward the prevention of gender-based violence.